My Dirty Little Secret

Now that I find myself

with time on my hands

I decided it was past time

to whip this house back into shape.

One of the most embarrassing rooms

is the second guest bedroom/ my craft stash room.

At one time this room was my office.
We thought we needed two guest rooms more.
So, that is what it became.

 Now, anything that we can't find a home

for right away, gets thrown into this room.

(ooh a Michael's coupon. Expiration date, 3/13/2012)

Everything from crafts to crap

finds its way here.

Shoved and pigeoned-hole

wherever it can be stashed.

 

We call this room 

The Budgie Room 

because we have some vintage 

bird art on one wall.

 Most of the time, should we have guests,

we put them up in the main guest bedroom

and shut the door tightly on this eyesore.

Out of sight, out of mind right?

The only saving grace for this room

is that the daybed and dresser

were Craigslist finds.

It was time to roll up my sleeves

and make this room liveable again.

I emptied out the dresser and the closet.

I very carefully threw everything

into piles that only I understood.

Believe it or not,

I actually considered this photo

as progress!

I once told my youngest son,

sometimes things have to get real messy

before you can see the beauty.

An hour and a half later

this is the beauty that I found.

 One large bag of trash.

I was ruthless and if I didn't

love it or need it,

into the bag it went.

Everything now has a place.

I can actually find what I need

should I decide to tackle a craft.

Of course, not is all as it seems.

I need to discuss with Mr. B

what we are doing with the non-functioning printer

and the rest of this side of the room.

Good news is though, you can't see this
side of the room from the hallway

and, it will soon find new homes
(or the trashbin).

So, I can keep the door open,

let the sunshine in,

and, it can actually be used 

for its intended purpose,

a second guest room!

Well, until the day comes when I decide

to convert it back into an office for me that is :-)


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